In summer Melbourne has a lot to show off, from all the music festivals to the superstars of cricket and tennis but a festival that is celebrated annually in Melbourne is the Midsumma Festival which is a festival celebrating queer culture and it’s reached its 22nd birthday this year. It’s running from the 17th January- 7th [...]

To be eligible to work in a bar in NSW, you will need to get an RSA – Responsible Service of Alcohol certificate. This is a one day course and its easy!
CFT NSW is pleased to advise the following NSW RSA & RCG CLGCA approved courses will be running in the local Byron Bay area [...]

Looking for the perfect place to stay in Cairns and not spend a bundle…then why not check out Nomads Cairns Backpackers Hostel and Serpent Backpackers Bar! We now offer 2 free meals a day and all the fun and friends you can handle!
Enjoy a great resort atmosphere away from all the chaos of city center. [...]

Here at Nomads Arts Factory Backpackers Lodge we like to challenge ourselves and give a Guinness World Record a go.  Why not?
Now we can officially let you know that we have been given Guinness World Record status for most people fire twirling!
“The most people spinning fire is 102 participants in an event organised by The [...]

The majority of backpackers are on a tight budget and need cheap eats when they travel, so when it comes to cooking a meal in the communal kitchen at the hostel, inspiration flies out the window and most meals are basic and bland. But this doesn’t have to be the way! Just because you’re [...]

Make sure you are going to the 30st St. Kilda Festival, just 20 minutes by tram from Melbourne City. This free event is every year really popular and is one of Australia’s best known and loved events. Produced by the City of Port Phillip, St. Kilda Festival starts Saturday the 6th of February. The first [...]

Looked around all the tour shops and haven’t found the day trip that suits your schedule or maybe just doesn’t cover what you want..why not rent a car and take a drive around Cairns then. With lots of information about local attractions, the tour desk staff here at Nomads Cairns Backpackers Hostel can help make [...]

26th January 2010 at Nomads Fat Camel Backpackers Hostel & Bar….. Australia Day was just another reason for us to host a party in The Camel Bar on Fort Street in Auckland, and ill tell you we don’t need much of a reason or an excuse to have fun here. So we went all out [...]

The ASB Showground in Greenlane, Auckland will be hosting the world famous BBC Television show Top Gear on the 18th of February to the 21st of February.
Some of the favourites will be  Jeremy Clarkson, The Stig, James May aka Captain Slow, Kiwi racing legend Greg Murphy will again be joining the show, as well as stunt car [...]

Only one hour from Melbourne, the charming Mornington Peninsula showcases Victoria’s stunning natural treasures! Mornington Peninsula has the most captivating variety of towns and villages of any region in Victoria and there are some amazing day tours to try out:
Mornington; with its popular racecourse, weekly Main Street market and monthly food and wine events and [...]